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[Agran Velion]

The Centoraurian Men are master equestrians, and such they have one of the best cavalries in Santharia.  For close combat on horseback, the Centoraurian Cavalry Sabre proves a swift and, when in the hands of an expert, a very dangerous weapon.

Description- Roughly a ped long, the Centoraurian Cavalry Sabre is the primary weapon of the Centoraurian Cavalry. [color=blue This long blade, forged of steel, is curved slightly granting a mid-blade percussion range when swung at an opponent. This means that a swordsman's blow has maximum impact power when striking from the middle of the blade. [/color] The side of the blade facing away from the wielder is razor sharp, while the side facing the wielder is blunt and relatively thick. This thick backing, referred to as the 'backsword,' allows for increased strength and support, especially when forced against a shield or weapon. A large cross-guard protects the Centoraurian’s hand from any of his enemies’ weapons or, from his own hand from sliding onto the blade. The grip of the blade is made of iron and is wrapped in oiled leather to strengthen the cavalryman’s grip. The pommel, to help balance the weight of the heavy blade, is a thick orb, with the symbol of a horse’s head, representing the Centoraurian’s lifelong friends, engraved at the top of it.

Usage- With the exception of the Centoraurian Cavalry, only a handful of master non-Centoraurian blacksmiths who are trusted enough by the Centoraurian people know the secrets too forge this weapon. Several nearby tribes have tried to replicate the sabre, but the curve along with the thickness only in the back, led too many failed results.  The closest replica actually usable in combat was made by the Helvet’ine, which was a simple a straight blade with both sides sharpened.

Fighting Styles-The Centoraurian Cavalry Sabre is used primarily when riding upon a horse or other mount, and is especially effective when riding full speed as the momentum carries the blade, allowing its user  to strike with extra force.  The blade is excellent for slicing attacks, and is very useful for hacking through an foe’s limbs, leaving naught but a stump in its wake. Despite the curved blade the sabre can be a good choice for a thrusting attacks against a lightly armoured foe, as the curved blade, when stabbed into an enemy’s body and turned, will leave a mess of the organs and body parts behind. The wielder can block strikes either by parrying them with the side of the blade, or by catching them with the blunt side of the sabre.  The Centoraurian Cavalrymen find the sword extremely useful, and some of them will even make use of their fine sabre against the enemy when dismounted, although usually they shall see fit to draw their Centoraurian Shortsword.

Origin/History- The first Centoraurian Cavalry Sabre was crafted in the year 513 b.S by Anor Saberat, a weapon smith in the Anactar’s palace and was gifted to Thar, the leader of the Elite Cavalry at that time. Thar named it a “Sabera” in honour of its forger, Anor Saberat, unfortunately after the wear and tear of time, the Sabera emerged as the Sabre. By the year 511 b.S the entire Elite Cavalry possessed the weapon, it was used by the Elite Cavalry until end of the Second Sarvonian War.  After the SSW, massive number of cavalry units adopted the “Curved Blade” as their favourite weapon.

The Centoraurian Cavalry Sabre is a formidable weapon in the hands of any member of the Centoruarian Cavalry.

[Valan Nonesuch]

First note, you'll want to use development posticons. The posticons are labeled, and can be found in the "message icon" menu located below the subject of the topic. You should see it when you hit modify. I've edited it to the pencil this time, since you'll have to integrate my comments. Which will be in gold. In case you couldn't already tell.

The Centoraurian Men are masters at horse riding, and such they have one of the best cavalries in Santharia.  For close combat on horseback, there is no better weapon than their own Centoraurian Cavalry Saber. Standard operating procedure (in so far as such a thing exists) is to use british english on site. That means spelling things like "colour" and "axe" and sabre. The entry is listed on the overview as the sabre as well, so you'll want to match that.

Description-[SPACE]Roughly a ped 1/3[SPACE]long There's been some debate on the use of fractions, but my issue here is with the length. A ped is equivalent to a meter total. Now, a period sabre, according to my research, was somewhere around a meter in length, give or take about 5 centimetres on either side. You might want to make use of the measures converter until you familiarize yourself better with the measurement system. total, the Centoraurian Cavalry Saber is the main weapon used by the Centoraurian cavalry.  The long blade is made of purified purified has a different idea to it than "refined" I believe. You mean that the iron ore has been melted down and purged of impurities before being made into a weapon unless I miss my guess. And why not use steel?iron and hammered into a strong thickness.  The blade is curved slightly to gain power when swung at an enemy.  The side of the blade facing away from the wielder is sharpened to razor sharpness, while the side facing him is without any sharpness.  This ‘backsword’ technique allows for extra strength and support when forced against another weapon.  A large cross-guard protects the Centoraurian’s hand from any of his enemies’ weapons or, from his own hand from sliding onto the blade. I don't profess to be a weapons expert, but isn't it only the back of the blade that's especially thick? Its' a cutting tool, not a pipe after all.


Usage-[SPACE]The Centoraurian Cavalry alone knows the secrets of this weapon, and therefore they are the only ones in possession of this blade.  The Cavalry men use this sword astride their horses, and it is a favorite of many of them.  The saber is used when in combat, or even for ceremonial purposes to show their loyalty to their way of combat. You mean to tell me that no one has learned how one of these works? Sharp end away from user. Swing as necessary. The weapon itself might have spread, even if it's only an imitation of the blade, if not the fighting style.

Fighting Styles-[SPACE]The Centoraurian Cavalry Saber is mainly used when riding upon a horse (or other mount), especially when riding full speed as the momentum carries the blade and allows the cavalryman to strike with extra force.  The blade is excellent for slicing attacks, and is very useful for hacking through an foe’s limps, leaving naught but a stump left.  Unfortunately, the curved blade makes the saber a poor choice for a thrusting attacking. The wielder can block strikes by either parrying them with the side of the blade, or by catching it with the blunt side of the saber.  The Centoraurian Cavalrymen finding the sword extremely useful, some of them even will make use of their fine saber against the enemy when dismounted, ( although usually they shall see fit to draw their Centoraurian Shortsword).

Origin/History-The first Centoraurian Cavalry Saber was crafted in the year 513 b.S by Anor Sabre, a weaponsmith in the Anactar’s palace and was gifted to Thar, the leader of the Elite Cavalry at that time.  By the year 511 b.S the entire Elite Cavalry possessed the weapon, it was used by the Elite cavalry until end of the Second Sarvonian War.Why suddenly drop the weapon? It's apparently very good after all. And it's not like you can do much more with a sabre to improve it. It's not say... a laser.  After the SSW, massive number of cavalry units adopted the “Curved Blade” as their favorite weapon.  Thar names it a “Sabre” in honour of its forger, Anor Sabre, unfortunately after the wear and tear of time, the Sabre emerges as the Saber. See earlier comment about the name.

The Centoraurian Cavalry Saber, despite its age, remains a functional and massively used weapon for the Centoraurian men.A little contradictory wouldn't you say?

[Agran Velion]

Edit-Fixed up Usage, and changed Saber to Sabre as far as I can see.  Sorry, British vs U.S. words might take a bit for me. And I personaly had measured wrong on the length, (Apparently one sheet of paper is NOT a good measurement for a foot)

[Kalína Dalá'isyrás]

Agran - do you have Word or a similar writing program? If you do, you can change the default language on it so it will "spellcheck" in UK English. It will catch everything (just about)

[Coren FrozenZephyr]

Basically, whenever you get the urge to use a single 'o', just add a 'u' after it

[Deklitch Hardin]

what about the word document or even word?

[Azhira Styralias]

Edit-Fixed up Usage, and changed Saber to Sabre as far as I can see.  Sorry, British vs U.S. words might take a bit for me. And I personaly had measured wrong on the length, (Apparently one sheet of paper is NOT a good measurement for a foot)

Don't feel bad, Agran. It takes awhile for those of us not used to the UK spelling (i.e. Americans) to get used to the preferred spelling around here. In fact, all of my entries have had to be corrected (and still do... )

[Agran Velion]

There updated at last! I BELIEVE everything is correct in U.S.-U.K. spellings. 

[Eldor Delrossa]

Hey Agran! It is preferred that we colour our changes. That way, the mods and commentors can easily spot your changes to make sure you've gotten them all.

[Agran Velion]

Darn, forgot to color the stuff in word so I could remember to do it for the edit.  I colored some of it I believe which went around bigger edits.

[Rayne (Alýr)]

Again, I do grammar/style edits.

My changes in blue.

The Centoraurian Men are masters at horse riding, [This is a bit of a flat clause. Perhaps "The Centoraurian Man are master equestrians" or something like that?] and such they have one of the best cavalries in Santharia.  For close combat on horseback, there is no better weapon than their own Centoraurian Cavalry Sabre. [If you wanted to avoid the implications of this statement (there may be a better weapon that hasn't been developed yet), you might consider: "For close combat on horseback, the Centoraurian Cavalry Sabre proves a swift and deadly weapon." You can be creative with the adjective there, if you like.]

Description-[Valan has already told you to put a space here. I recommend you do so.]Roughly a ped long, the Centoraurian Cavalry Sabre is the main weapon used by primary weapon of the Centoraurian Cavalry.  The This long blade, forged of steel, is made of steel and is curved slightly to gain power when swung at an enemy. [I don't know what you mean by "power" here. Momentum? Strength? "Power" is a relatively vague word. You want to be specific!] The side of the blade facing away from the wielder is razor sharp, while the side facing the wielder is blunt and very relatively thick.  This ‘backsword’ technique allows for extra strength and support when forced against another weapon. ["This... technique" is not described. You have not discussed any previous technique, but rather a quality of the blade. Perhaps you mean, "This thick backing, referred to as the 'backsword,' allows for increased strength and support, especially when forced against a shield or weapon."] A large cross-guard protects the Centoraurian’s hand from any of his enemies’ weapons[comma] or[no comma] from his own hand from sliding onto the blade.


Usage-The Centoraurian Cavalry alone knows the secrets to forging this weapon, and therefore they are the only ones able to equip their soldiers with this blade.[It may be apropos to mention that the Centoraurian are nomadic horse people, for the most part ("Still, 15 centuries after the ascension of Santhros many Centoraurians refuse to abandon their nomadic life in the plains."). They may require the knowledge and skill of non-Centoraurian blacksmiths to help forge it. Just my two sans, though!] Several other nearby tribes have tried to replicate the sabre, but the curve along with the thickness only in the back, led too many failed results.  The closest replica actually usable in combat was made by the Helvet’ine, which was a simple a straight blade with both sides sharpened.

Fighting Styles-The Centoraurian Cavalry Sabre is mainly used primarily when riding upon a horse (or other mount), and is especially deadly/effective when riding full speed as the momentum carries the blade, allowing its user and allows the cavalryman to strike with extra force.  The blade is excellent for slicing attacks, and is very useful for hacking through an foe’s limps limbs, leaving naught but a stump left[You can consider ending this sentence with "in its wake" or something].  Unfortunately, the curved blade makes the sabre a poor choice for a thrusting attacksing. The wielder can block strikes by either either by parrying them with the side of the blade, or by catching it them with the blunt side of the sabre.  The Centoraurian Cavalrymen finding the sword extremely useful, and some of them even will will even make use of their fine sabre against the enemy when dismounted, (although usually they shall see fit to draw their Centoraurian Shortsword). [Valan already instructed you to remove the parenthesis, and I agree with him. If you decide not to take a commentor's suggestion, it's appropriate to explain why. This "uri" checks (full-length checks) take a long time to do. Out of courtesy to those who are willing to give you feedback, you should address, in one way or another, all suggestions]

Origin/History-The first Centoraurian Cavalry Sabre was crafted in the year 513 b.S by Anor Saberat, a weapon smith in the Anactar’s palace and was gifted to Thar, the leader of the Elite Cavalry at that time.  By the year 511 b.S the entire Elite Cavalry possessed the weapon, it was used by the Elite Cavalry until end of the Second Sarvonian War.  After the SSW, massive number of cavalry units adopted the “Curved Blade” as their favorite weapon. Remember how you said in the beginning of this entry that there was no better weapon? The fact that another blade was adopted would seem to disprove that comment. You should consider revising that.]  Thar named it a “Sabera” in honour of its forger, Anor Saberat, unfortunately after the wear and tear of time, the Saber emerged as the Sabre. This last sentence would do better as the second sentence of this paragraph. In its current place, it doesn't make contextual sence. 


The Centoraurian Cavalry Sabre is a formidable weapon in the hands of any member of the Centoruarian Cavalry.

[Agran Velion]

Thanks Rayne, I'll have it done in a couple of days when I get back from Texas. I only see one bit though.

After the SSW, massive number of cavalry units adopted the “Curved Blade” as their favorite weapon. Remember how you said in the beginning of this entry that there was no better weapon? The fact that another blade was adopted would seem to disprove that comment. You should consider revising that.]

The weapon wasn't changed, it had no official name, so it was refered to as the Curved Blade. The statement meant regular cavalry units adopted the Sabre after seeing the weapon used by the Elite Cavalry.

Ah yes, and for taking out the parenthesis here.

(although usually they shall see fit to draw their Centoraurian Shortsword).

I am going to have to admit, I didn't know what the strikes through just the parenthesis were, I had assumed it to be something not done on an American Keyboard...yes yes, I know stupid I know. (But I've seen so many 'altered' letters so it gave me the throught)

[Miraran Tehuriden]

Sharp end away from user. Swing as necessary.

Heheheheheh...

Oh, and stabbing with something like this can result in a -lot- of damage if you twist your wrist about 180 degrees after piercing the enemy. Preferably in a nice and soft spot, such as the throat or kidneys.
Bring an umbrella when trying this folks, it might splatter a bit.

[Seeker]

Good job Agran.    For general use weapons like this one I prefer the entry be rather short and basic, just as you did here.  Please make sure you address Rayne's comments,  she made many good points and she really knows her grammar rules.  So make sure you learn from her. 

As for me I would like to see a bit more in the description.  Some details such as what kind of grip is on the sword (leather, metal, cloth) what kind of pommel (rounded, squared, etc.)  Also are these swords owned by the individual cavalry men resulting in perhaps unique markings or decoration indiviudal to the owner or are these produced by the kingdom resulting in uniform looking swords.  For this weapon I would lean towards all of them being exactly the same.  Your choice.  However perhaps they have a symbol or design on the crossguard or pommel  or even the blade itesalf to represent the kingdom.  Think about these things I look forward to see what you come up with.

Keep up the good work. and have fun.

[Emváy]

The This long blade, forged of steel, is made of steel and is curved slightly to gain power when swung at an enemy. [I don't know what you mean by "power" here. Momentum? Strength? "Power" is a relatively vague word. You want to be specific!]

This aspect of the sword you are discussing here is called the 'percussion' range. As this is a technical term used for the 'sweet' spot of a swords range for maximum impact .... you might like to use this term. IMHO

Example: This long blade, forged of steel, is curved slightly granting a mid-blade percussion range when swung at an opponent.

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